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Some 33 years after they first formed – and fresh from this past weekend’s Hard Rock Hell – renascent Northern Ireland melodic rockers No Hot Ashes (pictured right) are to release their debut album, via Frontiers Music, in the spring of 2016. The band traces its story back to the Belfast …

Last In Line – featuring original DIO members Vivian Campbell, Vinny Appice and Jimmy Bain, together with vocalist Andrew Freeman – are to release their debut album, ‘Heavy Crown’, via Frontiers Records on 19 February. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8t-9o-jyrI Guitarist Campbell, who is currently touring Europe with Def Leppard, said: “When we started …

Bands often get an affinity with certain places they tour, for Tracer that place seems to be Sheffield with a sold out gig at Plug. Before the scantily clad teenagers and twenty-somethings spilled drunkenly out of taxis into the venue and Tracer tore through the smoke that resembled a fireman’s …

The guys behind the sound desk at Bristol Academy deserve medals. Every venue is prone to issues with mixes at one point or another, but tonight it’s spot-on for every single band that plays which means there’s a buzz in the air not felt for a long time. We even …

There is nothing quite like a tasty festival announcement to get you out of bed in the morning – and Bloodstock Festival have delivered yet again with their 5th announcement ahead of their 2016 event. Saturday’s special guests come in the form of French titans Gojira. Frontman Joe Duplantier says, “BLOODSTOCK …

There are few people in the music business to whom the term “living legend” can, and should, be deservedly applied.  As far as the the Irish rock scene is concerned, there is one gentleman to whom that descriptive does not even begin to do justice – and that is Mr …

This weekend, Wales played home to the heavily anticipated ninth cycle of Hard Rock Hell Festival, delivering yet another extraordinary event filled with die-hard fans, a copious level of booze, and over fifty bands from across the globe ready and willing to perform to thousands of rockers, all confined to …

FOREIGNER’S European Tour starts at London Palladium on June 7th 2016. Universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world, FOREIGNER will rock across Europe and Israel for a massive summer 2016 Tour. A formidable musical arsenal that continues to propel sold-out tours and album sales, …

KING KING ANNOUNCE MAY 2016 UK TOUR WITH VERY SPECIAL GUEST DAN PATLANSKY 24 HOUR BOX OFFICE: 0844 478 0898 BOOK ONLINE – www.thegigcartel.com Award-winning Blues Rock band King King announce in association with Planet Rock radio a new nationwide UK tour for May 2016, which kicks off at Manchester …

As gig lineups go this was always going to be a hard one to beat.  Megadeth, Lamb of God, Children of Bodom and Sylosis, so it’s no surprise that there was a good turnout tonight.  The night kicked off with Sylosis.  They only get a short set tonight, but they …

There are occasions when you go to a gig genuinely not knowing what to expect.  Having witnessed the lunacy that is an Evil Scarecrow show for the first and only time at Bloodstock last summer, your PM team had a rough idea of the madness that was about to descend …

There are very few people to whom the term “living legend” genuinely can be applied.  In terms of terms of the Irish music scene, one man who definitely, and deservedly, fits that description is Eric Bell, one of the founding members of the equally legendary Thin Lizzy. PlanetMosh was invited …

Back in May this year I travelled up to Dames of Darkness Festival which was hellishly brilliant, whilst I was there I picked up Control The Storm‘s debut release Beast Inside.  I gave it a spin on my long drive back and fell in love with the album; Control The …

Midlands maniacs Evil Scarecrow currently are undertaking their most extensive, and elongated, tour to date, bringing their peculiar brand of lunacy and madness to all arts and parts of the UK. PlanetMosh grabbed a chat with frontman Dr Rabid Hell and guitarist Brother Dmitri Pain when the tour stopped off in …

Liv Kristine Announces Special One-Off London Show   LIV KRISTINE has announced she will play a special one-off UK show at The Underworld, London on December 20, 2015. As well as airing Liv’s solo material she’ll be joined by Raymond Rohonyi of Theatre Of Tragedy to play classic stuff from …

MONSTER MAGNET will return to Europe next March for a live celebration of their decade on A & M records.  A&M released four albums from Monster Magnet between 1993 – 2003, including their commercial breakthrough ‘Powertrip’, and albums ‘Superjudge,’ ‘God Says No,’ and ‘Dopes To Infinity’. The dates include a UK performance at the London Forum on …

Ascending South Wales rocksters ‘The Dirty Youth’ have unveiled a spanking new double A-sided video single of ‘Just Move On’ backed with a stunning makeover of the Blondie classic ‘Atomic’. Born out of hard work, a strong DIY spirit and utter commitment, The Dirty Youth have amassed an impressive list of achievements that …

‘Souvenirs’, the critically acclaimed debut album by up and coming modern progressive metal outfit  NOVELISTS is available now digitally via Arising Empire. The record will be available in physical format from 27th November and is currently available for pre-order. Purchase your digital copy from iTunes:  http://geni.us/NovelistsSouvenirsIT Pre-order your physical copy from Amazon:  http://bit.ly/SouvenirsDigipack ‘Souvenirs’ was …

Dutch polyrhythmic metal maniacs Textures will release the first of their upcoming two albums, ‘Phenotype’, on February 5th, 2016 via Nuclear Blast. The second record of the diptych,‘Genotype’, will be released one year later. The time has come for the band to present the first and brand new track off of …

Skunk Anansie, one of the UK’s most successful and ground-breaking rock acts, have today issued the first single from their sixth studio album,‘Anarchytecture’, due for release ‪on January 15th. The single, ‘Love Someone Else’, is available as an instant download upon pre-order of ‘Anarchytecture’. ‘Anarchytecture’ – a collection of hard-hitting alternative rock ant hems, brimming with punchy riffs …